| Spain extended their unbeaten run to 33 matches with an embarrassingly
one-sided win over New Zealand in their Confederations Cup opener.
The top team in Oceania were no match for the European Champions,
who were 4-0 up inside 24 minutes with Liverpool striker Fernando
Torres grabbing a hat-trick.
Cesc Fabregas was also on the scoresheet with David Villa netting
a fifth in front of a sparse crowd in the mining town of Rustenburg.
New Zealand were without captain Ryan Nelsen of Blackburn Rovers
and his absence proved key as their defensive limitations were
cruelly exposed by a team possessing some of the best attacking
players in the world.
Despite the tournament coming at the end of a long European season,
Spain looked fresh and took the game to the All Whites from the
off.
And it took only six minutes for Torres to make his mark.
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